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MonkeyBiz1 year, 2 months ago
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If you can make that argument about her lies, you should be able to make the same argument about Biden's alleged lies. Every one of the McCain campaign's assertions of lies can be disputed. Some of them are such obvious BS as to be laughable. Take #10 for instance. Claiming that McCain is for regulation is a bigger and bolder lie than any of the 14 mentioned in this con construct. He has evened bragged about being "basically a de-regulater." NO Republican is for regulation. NONE. NADA. ZIP. If they claim they are, they are lying or they are confused about what party they are in.
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How about #8? Every Alaskan citizen will get, what, an extra $1500 this year because the oil companies, have been doing so well. Call it what you will, but the extra money is due to the huge increase in the price of oil. Taxes on windfall profits are windfall taxes, no matter what the legislative bill that mandates them calls them.
I could go on and on about these so called lies, but all one has to do is look at the records. Typical con tactic, make crap up and hope that "joe sixpack" won't bother researching the facts.-
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abntv1 year, 2 months ago
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So you know all about how things work in Alaska...
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Maybe you should do a little of the researching you promote so much.
The State of Alasks does not set the price for oil and therefore does not directly control the revenue generated by that oil. According to the Alaska State Constitution..the oil on the north slope of Alaksa belongs to the people of Alaska. The Alaska State legislature is by law required to act in the best interest of the people of Alaska.
When it became clear that the natural gas pipleline would be approved and built, both parties..the State of Alaska and the Oil companies agreed that a new method of revenue collection would have to be formed.
The increase in oil revenue and lease sales is what caused the rise in revenue to the State.-
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MonkeyBiz1 year, 2 months ago
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I don't have a clue how things in Alaska works. I do know that they receive more federal tax money per capita than any other state. Citizens there also receive an annual cash pay out from oil taxes collected by the state. A state that receives 89% of its revenue from the oil industry. Palin pushed through an additional $1200 this year because of the rise in oil prices. So the extra $1200 is not a windfall, but just a little something Sarah gave 'em?
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BTW, Alaska may not set the price for a barrel of oil, but on average, 75% of the value of a barrel of Alaskan oil is taken in taxes by the state of Alaska. So to say they don't have control of the price of oil is a little misleading. They are happy to see the rest of us pay $4.00 for a gallon of gas. As an aside, a large portion of Alaskan oil is shipped to Japan.
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1...
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